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Jason White paddles down a flooded street on May 5 in Nashville, Tenn. The flooding caused by record-breaking rains last weekend of more than 13 inches still has some streets in the region only passable by boat. Mark Humphrey/AP

A home that was knocked off its foundation by floodwaters is seen 25 yards behind on Hummingbird Rd., in Nashville, Tenn., on May 5. M. Spencer Green/AP

The sun shines over floodwater from the Cumberland River still covering a street in Nashville on May 4. Mark Humphrey/AP

Natalie Gardiner (r.) carries her suitcase outside her flood-damaged home in a suburb of Nashville on May 4. Frederick Breedon/AP

Pam Hiers works in floodwaters to find her belongings among floating rubble on May 5. Mark Humphrey/AP

Homes sit in floodwaters near Clarksville, Tenn, on May 4. M.J. Masotti Jr./Reuters

A car and a chimney are seen in the remains of a burned-down home in Nashville. The house burned during flooding that occurred in the wake of record-breaking rains over the weekend. Mark Humphrey/AP

A worker checks on a hose being used to pump water from underneath a street after floodwaters began to recede in downtown Nashville, on May 6. Mark Humphrey/AP

The Forked Deer River in Dyersburg, Tenn. is seen cresting as workmen prepare backup cable generators on Old Highway 51. The flood is the largest in Dyersburg history, officials reported. Jim Weber/The Commercial Appeal/AP

A man jumps across floodwaters being pumped out of businesses along 2nd Ave., on May 5 in downtown Nashville, Tenn. Businesses near the Cumberland River struggle to recover nearly a week after torrential rainstorms forced the river over its banks. M. Spencer Green/AP

Planes are seen partially submerged at Cornelia Fort Airpark on May 4 in Nashville. Jeff Roberson/AP

Floodwaters from the Cumberland river continue to cover low-lying streets in Nashville on May 5. M. Spencer Green/AP

Pedestrians look at flooded streets as the waters of the Cumberland River slowly start to ebb on May 4 in Nashville. M. Spencer Green/AP

Brian Justice tosses debris from his flood-damaged home onto a pile on May 4 in Nashville. Jeff Roberson/AP

A man rolls a wheelbarrow into a home on May 5 in Nashville, Tenn., as cleanup continues in the wake flooding after record-breaking rains over the weekend. Jeff Roberson/AP

Shaun Gross looks over ruined appliances in Nashville on May 5. Jeff Roberson/AP

Jim Bumbalough works to gut a friend's damaged home on May 5 in Nashville. Jeff Roberson/AP

Floodwater from the Cumberland River creeps into downtown Nashville, Tenn., on May 3. Heavy weekend rain caused the river, which winds through Nashville, to overflow its banks, flooding part of downtown and other areas around the city. Jeff Roberson/AP

David Sesler carries his guitars through floodwater after recovering them from his flooded home using his houseboat on Monday in Nashville. Jeff Roberson/AP

Electrical power poles stand in floodwater in Nashville on Monday. Mark Humphrey/AP

The loading dock at the Opryland Hotel is flooded and damaged from heavy rains on Monday. All of about 1,500 guests were evacuated overnight from the hotel, northeast of the downtown area. John Partipilo/The Tennessean/AP

Pedestrians are seen near floodwater on Monday. Jeff Roberson/AP

Cars sit in floodwater at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tenn., on Monday. Mark Humphrey/AP

Businesses stand in floodwater from the Cumberland River in Nashville on Monday.Mark Humphrey/AP

Ira Godsy in East Nashville, Tenn., wades out to his car on Sunday. Storms in the region brought heavy flooding and tornadoes over the weekend. John Partipilo/The Tennesean/AP

Britnie Turner stands on top of a submerged car as Nick Howell takes her picture on Sunday in Nashville, Tenn. Seven people were killed in Tennessee and another four in northern Mississippi by a series of strong storms in the region. Mark Humphrey/AP

Firefighters ride an air boat as they work to transport people stranded by flooding on May 2 in Nashville, Tenn. Mark Humphrey/AP

Ray Brandon moves some possessions out of the Knights motel in East Nashville, Tenn., on Sunday. John Partipilo/The Tennessean/AP

The guard post at the artists' entrance to the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tenn., is seen under water on May 3 after a weekend of heavy rains and flooding. officials in Tennessee are preparing for the Cumberland River, which winds through Nashville, to crest more than 11 feet above flood stage on Monday afternoon. Mark Humphrey/A{

Parts of downtown Nashville are seen under water on Monday in Tennessee as the Cumberland River continues to rise. Kristin M. Hall/AP

Greg Lebel tries to divert water into a flood drain so it wouldn't come into his yard on Riverside Drive in East Nashville, Tenn., on May 2. John Partipilo/The Tennessean/AP

People walk to waiting cars after they were brought across flood- waters by boat from the Somerset Farms subdivision in Nashville, Tenn., on May 2. Flooding cut off access to Somerset Farms and residents were evacuated. Mark Humphrey/AP

Thad DelConte looks at the flooded grounds of the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tenn., on May 3. Mark HUmphrey/AP

A truck passes a flooded car on Interstate 24 near the Antioch Pike overpass in Nashville, Tenn., on May 1. Larry McCormack/The Tennessean/AP

A vehicle is driven through standing water on May 1 in Nashville, Tenn. Mark Humphrey/AP

A submerged car sits in floodwater on May 2 as strong storms dumped heavy rain on Tennessee for the second straight day. Mark Humphrey/AP

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Israel approved detaining citizens suspected of waging violence against Palestinians without trial on Sunday. It is part of a measure to find and capture who was responsible for a lethal West Bank arson attack blamed on Jewish militants.

ByDan Williams, ReutersAugust 2, 2015

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Israel's security cabinet approved on Sunday the detention of citizens suspected of waging violence against Palestinians without trial in a crackdown aimed at capturing the perpetrators of a lethal West Bank arson attack blamed on Jewish militants.